Cut-off and means for operating same.



No. 720,907. PATENTEDFEB. 17, 1903.

11. L. EUSTIGE. GUT-OFF AND MEANS FOR OPERATING SAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 8, 1902.

H0 MODEL.

mun-luail-E WITNESSES: ZNVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL L. EUSTICE, OF GALENA, ILLINOIS.

CUT- OFF AND MEANS FOR OPERATING SAME.

SPEGIFlCATION forming' part of Letters E'atent No. 720.907, dated February 17, 1903.

Application filed March 8,1902. Serial No. 97,378. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL L. EUSTIOE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Galena, county of .Io Daviess, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Out-Offs and Means for Operating the Same; and I do hereent granted and issued to me on the 17th day.

of September, 1901, No. 682,608. The particular part of my invention consists ofan attachment to amachine in said patent for cutting off the supply of grease in filling the packages and in operating the same.

In the filling of packages with axle-grease great care must be taken or the drippings from the filler will fall upon the outside of the package and cause the expense of extra help to clean the packages and make them present a clean marketable appearance; and the leading object is to provide a cut-off and means for operating the cut-off so that there will be practically no drip from the filler and the package is ready for the market as soon as it is filled and the cover placed thereon without the necessity of any cleaning whatever.

In the following specification there will be explained in detail how the foregoing can be conveniently accomplished, reference being had to the drawings accompanying the same.

Figure 1 is a perspective of my'device with a part of the mixer-frame cut away and showing the slide and slide-box of the cut-elf in position. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the cutoff, including the slide and slide-box. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the lever for operating the cut-off with the operating-sleeve removed. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the operating-shaft and of the sleeve and shoulder in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig; 5 is a longitudinal section ofthe operating-shaft and of the various parts surrounding the same and showing its connection with the grease-measure.

Like figures of reference denote correspond ing parts ineach of the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the front side of the frame of the mixer. Against this frame is secured a bracket 2 by the bolt 3. The arm of the bracket extends out at right angles to the plane of the frame, then verticallydownward. Through the lower end of the arm 5 is a hole for sustaining a shaft and the operating devices hereinafter men tioned. A shaft 8 extends through the hole of the arm 5 andthrough the frame 1 and into a measure .6 for -measuring the axlegrease. This measure is situated just back of the frame 1 in a box 7 and is connected with the mixer 9 by a spent 11. From this there is a spout 12, connecting it with the cutolf 13, hereinafter to be described. As this measure and mixer, together with the spouts before described, form no part of my present invention and may be the same as are described in my former patent, hereinbefore mentioned, they will not be described herein.

The bearings of the shaft 8 are in the arm 5 and frame 1. Upon the outer end of the shaft 8 is a head 10, to which is rigidly secured a crank 14 with the handle 15 for operating the shaft. Upon the shaft 8 is loosely hung a lever 16, having an arm 18. This lever is provided with a flange 20, and upon the flange and integral therewith is a circular projectiou 22. The circular projection 22 is preferably of circular-outline shape, as shown in Figs. v3 and 4, and into it are cut triangular spaces or notches 25, and in the larger end of the notches are set pins 28. Around this circular projection and in contact with the flange 20 is placed a circular sleeve 30, which just fits upon the circular projection 22. The sleeve 30 is secured to the shaft 8 by the setscrew 32 and travels with the shaft. It will be seen that when the sleeve is traveling with ,the shaft in the direction of the arrows 33,

the circular projection 22, with the lever 15,

loosely upon the shaft, the pin 28 will not interstop the further movements of the sleeve 30, as the pins are wedged in the notches between the circular projection 22 and the inside of the sleeve 30.

To the side of the arm 18 is attached a coilspring 34, which extends out backward and is attached to a post 35, secured in the side of the frame 1, and to the lower end of the arm 18 is attached a crank 36 by the arm 37- This crank extends backward and is pivoted to a pin 40, rigidly secured in the slide 42. This slide is provided with a hole 43 and is adapted to slide backward and forward in a trough or slide-box 45. The slide-box is situated underneath the spout 12, leading from the measure 6.

The manner of operating my device is as follows: Starting with the hole 43 in the slide 42 just over and in conjunction with the hole 46 in the trough 45, the arm 18 will then be in a position shown in Fig. 1 and held there by the spring 34. The operator then grasps the handle and turns the shaft 8 to the right, which at the same time revolves the sleeve in the same direction. The shaft 8 also operates the measure 6 and delivers the axle-grease which it has received from the mixer 9 through the spout 12 down through the holes 43 and 46 into the package 47, situated beneath upon the table 48. As soon as the package 47 is filled the operator attempts to reverse the crank 14 to the left and is immediately stopped by the pins 28 coming in contact with the sleeve 30 in the notches 25, and as the operator cannot turn the sleeve 30 in that direction on account of the wedging of the pins 28 the pressure upon the handle will draw the lever 16, with its arm 18, backward, and this being connected with the slide 42 by the arm 36 and the pin 40 the slide will be forced backward and cutoff entirely and instantly any dolivery of the grease through the two holes 43 and 46. It will be seen that as the slide 42 and the trough 45 fit closely upon each other all-of the axle-grease will be shut oi the moment the holes 43 and 46 are moved out of conjunction with each other, and there will be no dripping when the cut-off is shoved backward. As soon as another package is brought under the cut-off to be filled the operator commences to turn in the opposite direction, and that releases the sleeve 30 from its engagement with the pins 28, and then the spring 34 will draw back the arm 18 and bring the hole 43 in the slide 42 just in conjunction with the hole 46 in the trough 45,ready to fill another package. In this manner the operator can fill the packages with great rapidity and not be obliged to stop the machines on account of the drippings of the cut-ofi upon the edges of the cans or in the center of the package, and the filled cans as soon as the covers are placed thereon are clean and ready for the market.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the character described, a measuring device, a cut-off and means for operating the same consisting of a rotating shaft, a lever loosely mounted on said shaft and connected with the cut-off and means for bringing the lever into operative engagement with the shaft when the rotation of the shaft is reversed, for the purposes shown.

2. In a device of the character described, a measuring device, a cut-off consisting of a trough having an opening therethrough, a slide adapted to travel in said trough and provided with an opening through the same, in combination with a shaft, a lever loosely mounted on said shaft, a connection between thelever and the cut-olf, and means for bringing the lever into operative engagement with the shaft when the shaft is reversely rotated, whereby the openings in the cut-off are moved from conjunction with each other to stop the flow of grease to the package.

3. In a device of the character described, a cut-off and means for operating said cut-off consisting of a shaft connected with the measure for supplying the grease to the cut-ofi, a lever provided with a projection loosely mounted on said shaft, a connection between the lever and the cut-off, a sleeve secured to the shaft and means for engaging the sleeve 5 with the projection of the lever when the shaft is reversely rotated, for the purposes shown.

4. In a device of the character described, a cut-off consisting of a trough having an opening therethrough, a slide adapted to travel in said trough and provided with an opening through the same, in combination with a shaft connected with the measure for supplying the grease to the cut-01f, a lever loosely mounted on said shaft,a projection on the lever,notches in said projection, pins within the notches, a sleeve fixed upon the shaft and surrounding the projection of the lever, an arm 18, connection between the arm and the cut-off, a spring to bring the openings in the cut-off in conjunction with each other and a crank for operating the shaft, all combined as and for the purposes shown.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnessesi DANIEL L. EUSTICE.

Witnesses:

THOS. J. SHEEAN, FRANK T. SHEEAN. 

